ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jessi Arrington - Designer
Jessi Arrington is a color-loving designer based in Brooklyn.

Why you should listen

Jessi Arrington is a founder and owner of WORKSHOP, a designer firm in Brooklyn. Her favorite color is rainbow and her default answer is YES. She’s taught Design Fundamentals at Touro College and given guest lectures at NYU; she's a board member of AIGA/NY. Before co-founding WORKSHOP, she carried out branding for Brooklyn Brewery, Tomato Records and Lion Brand Yarn under the direction of Milton Glaser. She makes a hobby of wearing nothing new (except undies).

She blogs at LuckySoAndSo.com about design, consumption and color.

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TEDActive 2011

Jessi Arrington: Wearing nothing new

Jessi Arrington:舊衣新穿

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設計師Jessi Arrington來TED時只帶了七件內褲,她的其他衣服皆購自洛杉磯附近的二手店。這是一場用色彩與創意包裝,有關消費意識的深度思考。
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I'm Jessi傑西, and this is my suitcase手提箱.
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我是Jessi,這是我的旅行箱
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But before I show顯示 you what I've got inside,
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在我給各位看我裡頭裝什麼東西之前
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I'm going to make a very public上市 confession自白書,
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我要做一個非常公開的告白
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and that is,
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就是
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I'm outfit-obsessed裝痴迷.
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我對衣服極度迷戀
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I love finding發現, wearing穿著,
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我超愛尋找它們並穿上它們
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and more recently最近,
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最近
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photographing拍攝 and blogging寫博客
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還愛上拍衣服的照片,寫在部落格上
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a different不同, colorful華美, crazy outfit配備
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每一套與眾不同,色彩鮮豔,瘋狂的衣服
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for every一切 single occasion場合.
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都有其最適切的場合
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But I don't buy購買 anything new.
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但我不購買任何新品
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I get all my clothes衣服 secondhand二手
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我的衣服都是二手貨
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from flea跳蚤 markets市場 and thrift節約 stores商店.
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從跳蚤市場和二手店買的
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Aww, thank you.
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喔,謝謝你
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Secondhand二手 shopping購物
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二手購物
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allows允許 me to reduce減少 the impact碰撞
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讓我減少
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my wardrobe衣櫃 has on the environment環境
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購買衣服對環境的影響
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and on my wallet錢包.
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還有對荷包的影響
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I get to meet遇到 all kinds of great people;
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我能認識各種有趣的人
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my dollars美元 usually平時 go to a good cause原因;
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我的錢通常會捐款給慈善事業
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I look pretty漂亮 unique獨特;
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我的打扮自樹一格
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and it makes品牌 shopping購物 like my own擁有 personal個人 treasure寶藏 hunt打獵.
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同時購物變成我私人的尋寶之旅
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I mean, what am I going to find today今天?
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我會想,今天會找到什麼?
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Is it going to be my size尺寸?
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會剛好符合我的尺寸嗎?
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Will I like the color顏色?
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會是我喜歡的顏色嗎?
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Will it be under $20?
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價錢會低於二十塊美金嗎?
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If all the answers答案 are yes,
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如果答案都是「是」
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I feel as though雖然 I've won韓元.
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我就覺得自己賺到了
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I want to get back to my suitcase手提箱
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回來談談我的旅行箱
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and tell you what I packed打包
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告訴你們,為了來TED
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for this exciting扣人心弦 week here at TEDTED.
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這興奮的一週,我都帶了些什麼
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I mean, what does somebody with all these outfits服裝 bring帶來 with her?
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這個有這麼多衣服的傢伙到底會帶些什麼?
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So I'm going to show顯示 you exactly究竟 what I brought.
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所以我要給你看到底我都帶了哪些衣物
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I brought seven pairs of underpants內褲
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我帶了七件內褲
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and that's it.
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就這樣
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Exactly究竟 one week's本週 worth價值 of undies內衣
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剛好夠穿一週的內褲
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is all I put in my suitcase手提箱.
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是我唯一放在旅行箱內的衣服
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I was betting博彩 that I'd be able能夠 to find
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我敢說我在棕櫚泉
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everything else其他 I could possible可能 want to wear穿
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能夠找到
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once一旦 I got here to Palm棕櫚 Springs.
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我需要的所有衣服
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And since以來 you don't know me
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既然你們現在看到的我
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as the woman女人 walking步行 around TEDTED in her underwear內衣 --
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不是一個只穿著內褲來參加TED的女人
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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that means手段 I found發現 a few少數 things.
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這就說明了我的確找到了一些東西
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And I'd really love to show顯示 you my week's本週 worth價值 of outfits服裝 right now.
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我現在真的很想讓你們看我這一週所穿的衣服
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Does that sound聲音 good?
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是不是聽起來很不錯?
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(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
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So as I do this,
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當然同時
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I'm also going to tell you a few少數 of the life lessons教訓
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我還會和各位聊聊生活的經驗
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that, believe it or not, I have picked採摘的 up
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無論你們是否相信,這些都是
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in these adventures冒險 wearing穿著 nothing new.
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我在這趟冒險中體悟出來的想法
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So let's start開始 with Sunday星期日.
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那我們就從星期日開始
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I call this "Shiny閃亮 Tiger."
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這叫這套「閃亮老虎」
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You do not have to spend a lot of money to look great.
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你無須花大錢也能顯得氣質非凡
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You can almost幾乎 always look phenomenal非凡的 for under $50.
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甚至你不用花到五十塊美金,就能令人印象深刻
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This whole整個 outfit配備, including包含 the jacket夾克,
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這整套衣服,包含外套
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cost成本 me $55,
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用了我五十五塊美金
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and it was the most expensive昂貴 thing
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而這是我這一週內
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that I wore穿著 the entire整個 week.
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穿得最貴的衣服
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Monday星期一: Color顏色 is powerful強大.
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星期一:色彩是強大的
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It is almost幾乎 physiologically生理 impossible不可能
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在生理學上,穿上明亮的紅色褲子時
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to be in a bad mood心情 when you're wearing穿著 bright red pants褲子.
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幾乎不可能還覺得心情鬱悶
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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If you are happy快樂,
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如果你快樂
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you are going to attract吸引 other happy快樂 people to you.
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你也會吸引到其他快樂的人
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Tuesday星期二:
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星期二:
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Fitting配件 in is way overrated被高估.
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主流被遠遠高估了
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I've spent花費 a whole整個 lot of my life
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我一生中花了很多時間
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trying to be myself
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想做自己
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and at the same相同 time fit適合 in.
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同時融入主流
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Just be who you are.
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就做你自己
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If you are surrounding周圍 yourself你自己 with the right people,
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如果你身邊有對的人
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they will not only get it,
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他們不僅能了解
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they will appreciate欣賞 it.
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還會懂得欣賞
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Wednesday星期三:
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星期三:
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Embrace擁抱 your inner child兒童.
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擁抱你的童心
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Sometimes有時 people tell me
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有時候有人會告訴我
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that I look like I'm playing播放 dress-up打扮,
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說我像在玩打扮
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or that I remind提醒 them of their seven-year-old七十歲.
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或者我讓他們想起了他們七歲的孩子
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I like to smile微笑
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我喜歡對他們微笑
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and say, "Thank you."
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然後說聲「謝謝」
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Thursday星期四:
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星期四
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Confidence置信度 is key.
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自信是關鍵
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If you think you look good in something,
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如果你覺得你穿什麼衣服好看
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you almost幾乎 certainly當然 do.
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那你一定會穿得好看
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And if you don't think you look good in something,
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如果你不覺得你穿什麼好看
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you're also probably大概 right.
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那你也可能是對的
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I grew成長 up with a mom媽媽 who taught me this day-in日式 and day-out一天出.
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從小到大,我媽媽每天都告訴我這一點
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But it wasn't until直到 I turned轉身 30
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但是我到了三十歲
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that I really got what this meant意味著.
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才真正了解這意思
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And I'm going to break打破 it down for you for just a second第二.
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我很快地為各位分析一下
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If you believe you're a beautiful美麗 person
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如果你相信你是個美麗的人
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inside and out,
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從裡到外
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there is no look that you can't pull off.
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那就沒有什麼衣服是你不能穿得好看的
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So there is no excuse藉口 for any of us here in this audience聽眾.
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所以在座各位你們不需要任何理由
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We should be able能夠 to rock anything we want to rock.
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我們想穿上什麼就穿上什麼
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Thank you.
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謝謝
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(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
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Friday星期五: A universal普遍 truth真相 -- five words for you:
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星期五:一個普遍的真理 --送你們五字箴言
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Gold sequins亮片 go with everything.
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金亮片百搭
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And finally最後, Saturday星期六:
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最後,星期六:
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Developing發展 your own擁有 unique獨特 personal個人 style樣式
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展現獨特的個人風格
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is a really great way to tell the world世界 something about you
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這是告訴別人你是誰的一個很好的方式
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without having to say a word.
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而且你一個字都不必說
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It's been proven證明 to me time and time again
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這一點我已經證實過許多次
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as people have walked up to me this week
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這星期當人們一次次走向我
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simply只是 because of what I'm wearing穿著,
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只是因為我穿了什麼
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and we've我們已經 had great conversations對話.
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我們有很愉快的交談
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So obviously明顯 this is not all going to fit適合
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當然這些衣服都不會放進
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back in my tiny suitcase手提箱.
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我的小旅行箱
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So before I go home to Brooklyn布魯克林,
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所以在我回到布魯克林之前
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I'm going to donate everything back.
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我會把一切都捐回
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Because the lesson I'm trying to learn學習 myself this week
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因為這個星期我在教導自己
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is that it's okay to let go.
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放手也是好的
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I don't need to get emotionally感情上 attached to these things
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我不需要眷戀東西
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because around the corner,
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因為在下一個角落
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there is always going to be
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永遠會有
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another另一個 crazy, colorful華美,
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另一套瘋狂的,五彩繽紛
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shiny閃亮 outfit配備
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閃閃發光的衣服
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just waiting等候 for me,
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在等著我
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if I put a little love in my heart and look.
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只要我帶著愛去找尋
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Thank you very much.
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非常謝謝
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(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
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Thank you.
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謝謝
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(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
Translated by Joyce Chou
Reviewed by Eric Chu

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jessi Arrington - Designer
Jessi Arrington is a color-loving designer based in Brooklyn.

Why you should listen

Jessi Arrington is a founder and owner of WORKSHOP, a designer firm in Brooklyn. Her favorite color is rainbow and her default answer is YES. She’s taught Design Fundamentals at Touro College and given guest lectures at NYU; she's a board member of AIGA/NY. Before co-founding WORKSHOP, she carried out branding for Brooklyn Brewery, Tomato Records and Lion Brand Yarn under the direction of Milton Glaser. She makes a hobby of wearing nothing new (except undies).

She blogs at LuckySoAndSo.com about design, consumption and color.

More profile about the speaker
Jessi Arrington | Speaker | TED.com